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ConstantColumnValue

Owned by Gvido
Last updated: Sept 01, 2022
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Calculates the value only once per report execution per each column and stores those values in the cache.  It can be useful when each row of the same column should use the same result of the calculation. 

Syntax

ConstantColumnValue(Expression)

Arguments

Expression

MDX expression that typically returns a measure, a tuple, or a string.

Examples

Function ConstantColumnValue is used in default report calculations for the option Add calculated:  Average, Median, Min, and Max, % of Total

The formula example below is the standard statistical Median calculation calculated for Average progress days.

CASE WHEN NOT IsEmpty([Measures].[Average Progress days]) THEN ConstantColumnValue(CatchException( Median(VisibleRowsSet(), [Measures].[Average Progress days]) )) END

See also

  • Function ConstantValue() works similarly. It is usable if the calculation should be calculated only once per report.

  • Function Cache()